Mercury cycling in litter and soil in different forest types in the Adirondack region, New York, USA

Ecological Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1341-1351

  Demers, Jason D ^a   Driscoll, Charles T ^b   Fahey, Timothy J ^a   Yavitt, Joseph B ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Syracuse University   (United States)

Author keywords

Adirondack; American beech; Balsam fir; Biogeochemistry; Coniferous forest; Deciduous forest; Leaf litter; Mercury; Organic matter decomposition; Red spruce; Residence time; Surface waters

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; FISH; FOREST FLOOR; GROWING SEASON; LEAF LITTER; MASS BALANCE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC MATTER; RESIDENCE TIME; SURFACE WATER; THROUGHFALL;

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ABIES BALSAMEA; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; PICEA; PICEA RUBENS;

MERCURY;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; SEASON; SOIL POLLUTANT; TREE; UNITED STATES;

ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; MERCURY; NEW YORK; PLANT LEAVES; SEASONS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TREES;

EID: 34848844454     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-1697.1     Document Type: Article

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